Registration & Payment

Registration and initial $500 deposit are due by June 15th. Full payment is due by June 25th. Students who pay in full by June 1st will save 10% on tuition.

To register please fill out the registration form.

All payments can be made via our online payment site that accepts credit cards, debit cards and e-checks. Payment can also be made by check, mailed to the same address as the registration form.

Questions? See our FAQ or call us at 212.353.4018.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.